Professionals use different methods according to the type and location of the problem. For example, a suburban garden or open farm land. Moles can and often will do severe damage to your garden, not just the lawn, because they disturb and damage roots. Letting nature alone is a personal choice but if you do intervene a professional is best because he or she will do the job properly and safely. As pointed out, once your resident mole has gone, other moles will move in. Gardens are great for moles because the soil is well worked and there are lots of worms. This is particularly true of your borders and veg beds and the damage can be distressing and expensive. But mucking about with poisons from foreign countries is just not the way.
When I was working, we took over a Pharmacy in the middle of Lincolnshire. I had to check the Controlled Drugs cupboad, and found a couple of bottles of potassium cyanide. It was a farming area and could only be sold to registered mole catchers with a certificate from the police.
If you have a problem with moles, get a proper mole catcher.
bédé If I hadn't used the method myself satisfactorily, I wouldn't have suggested it?
I'm not doubting you, just having a jest. Difficult in this medium. If you can hit a mole with a 12-bore, might it not be easier just to clout it with the butt.
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Tell me @nowthenourkid. In 2017 you did a very similar thread. This is a poor attempt at advertising something in a foreign language with absolutely no list of the poisons it contains.
In my recent, personal, experience you might find it difficult to employ the services of a professional. Having spoken to a number of them, the common theme was it’s not normally financially viable for them as it often means multiple repeat visits. Even for the professionals, moles are a challenge.
I eventually found one local pest controller who came round and gave me a debrief on how to find the runs, how to set and install the traps (with all the little pro tips that make the difference between success and failure). All for the price of beer and traps bought from Amazon.
That would be my suggestion. Find a pro who’ll drop by and train you up.
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Letting nature alone is a personal choice but if you do intervene a professional is best because he or she will do the job properly and safely.
As pointed out, once your resident mole has gone, other moles will move in. Gardens are great for moles because the soil is well worked and there are lots of worms. This is particularly true of your borders and veg beds and the damage can be distressing and expensive. But mucking about with poisons from foreign countries is just not the way.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
I eventually found one local pest controller who came round and gave me a debrief on how to find the runs, how to set and install the traps (with all the little pro tips that make the difference between success and failure). All for the price of beer and traps bought from Amazon.
That would be my suggestion. Find a pro who’ll drop by and train you up.